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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

He received an ugly wound on the
head, which stunned him for mo-
ment, but as soon as lie recovered
from the blow lac made at his assail-
ants with a small pocket knife, and
broke the blade the first stoke, aud
the culprits realizing that they had
tackled the wrong man, soon disap-
peared in the darkness There is no
clew as 10 the identity of the would
be assassins.
We will close and write more anon
IL this does not fall into the waste
basket. FARMER.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06
Give the new Legialatnre a chan,

Give the new Legislature chance.
Perhaps after all that has been said
IDht will hold a short business session
and 60 home, and thereby agreeably
disappoint the people. But il the
members turn out to be "reecord"
makers and show disposition to
initiate Tennyson's brook and run on
forever, then let somebody turn on
the hose of criticism, so to speak.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

The vacancy in the Presidency Of
France caused by the resignation Of
N. Grevy on Thursday, was filed Sat-
urday by the election Of NJ. Francois
Sadi-Carnot. The New President
was a dark horse elected as 4 compro-
mise by Ferry's and DeFroycinet's
supporters. lie is 81 years old and
has been in public life for Is years.
His election gives general satisfaction
throughout the Republic.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06
Halls


The readers of the SOUTH KEN
TUcKIAN will be pleased 10 learn
that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to
cure in all its stages, and that 10 Ca
tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure 10 the
only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being
constitutional disease requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation OF the disease
and giving the patient strength, by
up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work.
The Proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers that they offer
one hundred dollars, for any case ii
fails 10 cure. Send for list Of testi-
monials. Address
+. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o.
CO Sold by Druggists, rs Cts.
oatarrh Cure.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

Col. Thos. NJ. Green, who killed
Lou D. Baldwin at Lexington, was
tried last week before an examining
court and discharged. Baldwin,
friends win try to have Green in
aicted by the grand jury, in spite OF
his acquittal on the ground of self
defense.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

The Louisville city election comes
or to-day and fund of over $1,000
has been raised to secure an honest
election. If any other candidate
than Avery should be elected Mayor,
the result would come in the nature
of an unexpected event, to those who
have studied the situation. With
two Democrats and one Republican
on the track this is the only result to
be looked for.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

The Princeton Banner boasts that
four successful newspaper men-
Hawthorne Hill, Of Maysville, Jos.
Reed, of Louisville, and John Eaker
and Willis Machen, of Montgomery,
Ala.,-got their start as reporters for
the Banner.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

Granville Adams, of Mt. Vernon,
Ky, eloped some time ago with the
wife of Wallace Laswell, and after
wards returned with her. Friday
night while Adams was returning
from church with Mrs. Laswell, Las
we'll overlook them aud shot and
killed him,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06
Are You Going to Kansas
Missouri, Colorado, Cali
fornia or Any of The
Western States7

If you should avail yourself of the
advantages that are now offered by
the Kansas City Route, the only di-
rect route from the South to the
West and Northwest, This line runs
its entire trains, with Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars and free Reclining
Chair Cars, from Memphis to Kan
sas City, saving many hours time
over any other route. If you are GO
ing you will save money by purchas-
ing your ticekts via Memphis and the
Kansas City Route. Send for large
map of this Short Route mailed free.
Address,
J.E. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, No.
Or, II. d. ELLIS, Ticket Agent,
81 Madison Street Memphis, Tenn
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

Polk Johnson's ain and About
Kentucky" column is rapidly becom-
Ing almost as popular q feature Of
the CoUrier-Journdl as the "News
and Comment" column on the first
page. over which Col. johnson also
presides.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

The National Butter, Egg aud
Cheese Association at its approach
ing convention will endeavor to pro-
vide some measure by which eggs
will be sold by the pound instead Of
the dozen.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

John Arensdorf is on trial at Sioux
City for the murder of Rev. Geo. c.
IIaddock, who was assassinated be-
cause he was making himself too &C.
tive In securing the enforcement Of
the prohibition laws,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

Nashville is having an exciting race
for Mayor with McCarver, De mocrat,
Littletou, Republican, and Weakley
and Jones, Independents, in the field.
The american claims that the in
a 1uence of the L. & N. Railroad Com
nd spany is being used to defeat McCar-
'metver and elect Littleton.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

Jno. j. Connolly, farmer, was
fatally injured near Lexington, by
the explosion of boiler used TO
pump water for his stock.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

Col. Wallace Gruelle, late editor Of
the GrSyson Gazette, is writing a
book to be entitled "Daniel Boone's
Adventures in Kentucky"
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

Rev. Jos. Parker, who was paid
$700 for preaching Mr.. Beecher's fun
eral, has sent the money to the Beech
err monument association.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06

The following is grammatical
sentence, although at first 1t may not
appear so: Most of the Anarchists
has been convicted.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-06
The Presidents message viii be
sent in to Congress TO day.

Bradstreet's estimate of the cotton
crop for 1887 is 6,4S0,000 bales, or
25,0C0 bales less than in 1856.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20
FINK GIVES HIS VIEWS.


WASHINGTON CITY, May 20-Sevcral
hours were Passed by the interstate commits
sion Thursday in listening to Mr.. Albert
Fink, the commissioner of the northern
trunk lines Mr. Fink represented no road
or roads, but being in town was invited by the
commission to express his views on the long
and-short-haul section. He favored lis s,ls-
pension in the eases of all the roads that have
applied to the commission to have this section
SUSPENDED
In reply to Gen John C. Black, who asked
the commission that ruling be made that
should force certain railroads who had re
fused to give a halt-rate fare to members of
the National home for disabled volunteer sol
dlers and sailors. the commission say that it is
without their jurisdiction to do SO The
mertorInuS character of the petition and
statements OF Gen. Black are admitted, but
the commission state that under the law they
are poweieSS. The letter concludes with ?
regret that it is unable to do more tnr the pc
titIoner aud what he represents, but states
that it Is unable to prematurely impose any
construction OF the law
The commission received the sworn state
meut of committee representing the western
aud southwestern water lines at Cincinnati.
complaining hat the railroads Of the south
west make a different classification OF freight
to the water terminals They contradict
fatty che statement made hr the rail lines
that the water lines make rates for theul, and
urge the commission To resc'n,l the order Slis-
pending section I of the ncW law and to
make the ra,iroatS conform to the VIII OF
the people as expressed IN the iutc, state com
mcrra bill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20

Rock bland is city Of IS 600 inhabitants, stu
ated at the geographical center of the Middle
States, in the midst of the richest grain producing
section of the world. II lie on direct line be
tween Chicago and Omaha. Milwaukee and Kansas
City'St Louis and St Paul, being ISL miles from
Chicago and 800 from Omaha; 214 from Milwaukee
and $40 from Kansas City: 247 from St Louis and
346 from ST Paul. 1t is 81 miles from Peoria and
is in direct communication with and between all
the great commercial points named II Is within
twenty-five miles OF the inexhaustable coal fields
at Gable and ffte' miles of the lime and stone
quarries at Port Byron. 1t lie situated on the Mis-
sssppi at the foot Of the is and Of rock Island
which is situated the largest government arsenal
in the world, snd has warehouses and agencies for
the two great steamboat lines Of the Upper Mlssis-
sippi. liz manufactures are varied and prosper
Gus Its iohbing trade is large and room for more.
its retail trade is extensive and enarging It, nat
ural advantages are unsurpassed. Its sociai ad
vantages are unexcelled. It's schools and churches
are many and all well established. Il has the e.,
RI & PC, NJ. Il st. P; c B & @ X l. &
p and r | & Cable railroads. It has three differ
ent lines Of street cars. II has good systems Of
electric and gas illumination lite sanitary regula
ticns excellent and the locality naturally
healthy Its hotels sre modern and first class
Ii has handsome opera house II his beau
tiful residences and resident property Its busi-
blocks are many of them new and all sub
stsntia It offers better Inducements 10 hnsines..
comfort, happiness, heslth and prosperity than
any other locality in the country
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20

SPRINGFIELD. HIS, }lay 2o-ihc commit
tee appointed tn investigate the affairs OF the
Bloomington Soldiers Orphans home made n
report To the house THURSDAY, disappearing
the action %! the trustees of that institution II
removing Mrs. Chr. the late mttrou hut
making no recommendation, and resolution
was adopted tayoring Mrs 0hrs reinstate
meut \ uiofIon tu reconsider was entered
hill WIS passed prohibiting liens of land
lords upon growing crops Unless due notice Il
given; the bill aholishng the board of
live stock commissioners was sent
to third reading, and the alien land bill wa,
sent 10 the JUDICIARY committee The rrve
rue bill was then considered and an amend
ment adopted prohibiting tax commissioner,
from accepting railway passes. The senate
sent the CHICAGO drainage hill to second read
ing, and the bill for effective inspection o
railway bridges to third reading. Tie gen
eral Appropriation bill was disposed OF III the
same manner
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20

New YORK, Nav 2d.-The emp o,.e Of the
celebrated ear builders. the JOHN Sterhen
son company, s"ut committee Il
Manager Stephenson THURSDAY To ash
for an advance IN wages ranging from
to Is per cent on the different cl,s,, ot pay
now received The answer was the drcha,..t
of the spokesman ri the COMMITTEE Whrfc
upon 300 OF the hands struck, Nh Stephen
son says the company caun"t afford to pay
more wages. Though making more cars than
ever, they are, he CLAIMS, not receiving any
more money than before, and can not afford
10 increase expenses. He asserts that niore
than half his force remain at work ami that
the business viii not he crippled The atr1k
ers say the wages earned Ivy the employees arr
in many eases as low As = per week They
think mechanics should earn al least - Iol
day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20
DREAD In THE PENINSULA
SWEEPING FOREST FIRES AWAKEN
FEARS OF ANOTHER PESHTlGO.

Thousands of People Fighting the Flames
Again in Michigan The Italians at
Camp No. Escape with Their Lives
Frighful Effects of a Boiler Explosion in
neutrality-suspicious. Poisoning.
MIcHIGAMME, Mich, May 2O-Lowering
clouds of smoke and heavy fires short dis
lance west of here remind people almost too
plainly of the terrible fires of 1871, when
Michigamme, then town of 500 people,
was wiped from the face of the earth in less
| than twcnty-four hours, with great loss of
life Several railroad camps were burned
Wednesday night, and Thursday Peter La
| crosse, lumberman, had his camp burned
Other contractors lost railroad ties, posts logs,
etc The Michigamme Iron company are
| quite heavy losers.
NEGAUNEE, Mich, NAV 20-Fully 1900
people were fighting fires on the peninsula
| Thursday, and repetition of the awful Pesh-
| tigo fire is feared The Italians at Camp No.
| 3, who were surrounded by fire Wednesday
night succeeded in saving their lives but lost
the camp Particulars of their heroic fight can
not be learned yet. Several camps on the ex-
tension are destroyed AT noon Thursday
| fires were approaching Webster mine, and six
saw-mills at various places are in imminent
danger. AT Negaunee, Ishpeming, and Mich
CANINE the smoke is suffocating, and thou
sands of dollars worth of hardwood and pine
| timber DESTROYED No fatalities are reported,
though when definite news arrives from Camp
| No ) it is feared the report will be worse.
Marquette, Alger, Baraga, Houghton and
| keweenaw counties are being swept by fire.
| The fires are within two miles OF Ishpeming
but no danger is anticipated at that place.
The forest fires are raging rapidly with IN
| ahated fury in this vicinity A fierce fire
Just north of the town Wednesday night filed
the air with binding smoke, ashes, and burn
| ing emhers, and 1t was feared they might set
fire 10 the city but the wind veered slightly
and the danger was temporarily averted.
| Whitney is completely surrounded by fire,
and the people are fighting for their lives.
Forest fires are still raging everywhere, and
the smoke is dense. No casualties are re
ported, but thousands of dollars of damage
has been done, From all quarters come re
ports of heavy damages Owing TO the tele
graph poles being burned, full reports are not
possible
MARQUETTE, Mich, May 0.-Reports from
| twentv-eight localities show the fires, on the
| whole, diminishing, though still very bad in
many places Along the line of the Southern
Shore road, they are now under control with
one or two exceptions. Advices just
| received from Gillettes mill, on Silver
creek six miles south of this city, state
that the mill is surrounded by fire, which is
burning everything to the waters edge on
both sides of the stream for miles. 1t is he
heved that the great wind storm two weeks
ago and the forest fires since have damaged
the UPPER peninsula fully S3,0O0,000 and the
end is not vet
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20
A BRILLIANT SCHEME
ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES G. BLAINE BY
PULlTzER'S WORLD.

The Maine Statesman to Begin His Next
Presidential Campaign in England and
ireiand-An Alleged Deal with Henry
George Repudiated-A DisgruntIed Re
pubIican-FIorida Elects a senator.
NEW York, May 20-The latest discov-
cry The Worlds correspondent has made re-
gartling Mr. Blaine's future movements is
that the Maine statesman is going to England
to campaign with the home rulers. He will,
says The World, put himself in the way Of
Mr. Gladstone as soon as he gets on British
soil and VIII of course he requested IL speak
| and, of course. will grant the request. Then
| he will go 10 Ireland and if possible with
Parnell, where the two statesmen will I've
overwhelmed with enthusiasm. Then,
| having the Endorsement of Gladstone
and Farnell all the Irish lead
ers. and the whole Liberal party
of England and the whole Irish people, he
will return home and make it hot for the
Democratic candidate for the presidency.
| This is The Worlds programme 50 far.
Whether Mr. Blaine VIII carry it out remains
| to I've seen.
In this connection, The World SAYS st is
stated that Mr. Blaine has been for some
time in conference with the Irish leaders ia
| America, and that last July Patrick Ford
went to Augusta, refused to register at the
hotel was Immediately called upon by Mr.,
| Blaine and taken out for a long drive, Upon
| their return they were closeted for several
| hours and Mr. Ford lett on the first tram
| after the interview
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
The suHivan-kiIrnin Negotiations.

NFw YORK, Nav 2O-R X Fox's renre-
sentative SAYS neither Mr.. Fox nor kiIrain
Will consent 10 Sulhvans reported suggestion
10 mee' kilra'n in championship match To
lie limited to four or SIN rounds. hIlraln
will consent only to a bona tde contest with
or without gloves, London prize ring rules.
He claims that he has challenged Sullivan in
the regular way. and that Sullivan must
either accept or abandon his claim to the
championship
Manager Pat Sheedv says Kilrain's latest
manifesto Is nothing but a bluff. and his chal-
lenge is a scheme to advertise the paper OF his
hacker Long before kilrain issued his chal-
lenge sullivan had made preparations to 20
t" Australia, and he still intends to 90 there
this fall After his return and his arm Is in
good condition he will defend the champion
ship against all corners.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20
UNION PACIFIC OPERATIONS.
Jay Gould Still Interests the Commission
but Don't Enlighten Them.

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20
AND NOW ITS THE sUTTERMlLk.


COLUMBUS, Ohio, May pa wholesale
poisoning case which is vet surrounded by
mystery, has developed here Wednesday
night the families of Edward O'Day, George
Dolby. J. b. Russell, John Baker, and David
Davis, all mechanics, living on the west side
We're seized with peculiar and violent sick
ness, vomiting and retching, until almost
exhausted 1t required all the skill of the at
tendant physicians TO save them from death.
Several are Vet IN a critical condition from
exhaustion.
1t has been found that all Of the afflicted
families partook of hut'ermlk Wednesday
night for supper, which was sold 10y coun-
try dairy man named Layton A small guam
ity oi the mllk has been given to the board of
health for analysis. The physicians say the
symptoms indicated poisoning by something
like rough on rats" The persons who par
took of the milk and are sick number sixteen
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20
Marquis DE Mores in Trouble.

NEW YORK, May 20-The Marquis b,
Mores was arrested Thursday on an order is
sued by Judge Donahue. based upon the affi
davit OF Samuel Grimshaw, to the effect that
In his belief the marquis was about to leave
the country, and had disposed of all OF hi,
property with intent to defraud his creditors
Mr.. GrinIshaw has a suit pending against De
MOres for S20, 600 damages for breach of con
tract. He claims that he contracted TO assist
the marquis or the Consumers Meat com
pany, to obtain control of retail butcher stores
III New York, and was to he paid in stock and
made director of the company, which con
tract the marquis has violated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20
ParneUs Friends Alarmed.

LONDON, MAY 20-The great change which
a few weeks time has wrought in the appear
anee of Parnell has been the subject of much
comment by many who saw him in the lobby
of the house of commons wednesday. His
friends are really alarmed at his condition
and his political enemies are panied. Several
of the latter who were overheard discussing
the subject in the lobby Thursday evening
expressed the opinion that he would not again
take his seat iii the house, and one of them re-
marked 'Ie's brave man and IA good one !;
It's only his cause that's bad, TO which his
hearers gave assent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20

WASHINGTON CRY, Nav - \ uoge mcnr
is being made among the clar-yHna OF tins
city to bring about a number ot reforms IT
the management of funerals Ii Is d,~i gu,d
to check extravaganza, display AMI bad tl7le
to insist upon sanitary precautions now liS,
regarded, aGd +, bring about other changes
The points al issue are numerous and varied
The clergy are disposed to regard the mo,!al7
funeral As partakmg too much OF the nature
of an un1eraker's advertisement and 10 have
lost its impressive and appropriate character
and teachings Some OF the matters sought
to reform are the great expense. elaborate
floral and other displays, funeral sermons.
public exposure of the features Of the deat
and public fareweIls to the dead, SUNDAY fun
erals ptt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20

CHICAGO, MAY 70 The Chicago club man
aged to put one game this week to their
credit by beating the Washingtons
Thursday. The score was: Chicago
9, Washington g Other League scores:
At New York-New York "A. indianapolis 5:
at Boston-Boston 4, Pittsbrrg 5; at Phlla-
delphia- Philadelphia ;, Detroit 10
Association games: At Louisville-Louis-
vile 9, Baltimore 3. at st Bouis-Athletic 4.
St Louis $; at Cincimati-Cinc A.
Brooklyn 10
Northwestern league: At Dies Moines-Des
Moines >, Milwaukee Il; at LaCroSse-La
Crosse !, Oshkosh I: at Eau Ciaire-Eau
Claire Il, Minneapolis 10; at st Paul-St.
Paul O. Duluth ,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20

LANSING, Mich, May 20-The : cent rail
way fare bill was passed by the house Thurs
day-d5 to II. The bill provides that all
roads IN the lower peninsula except roads re-
Gently built or less than twenty miles in
length shall he allowed Ia charge = cents peI
mile for each mile and a fraction thereof and
no more; that railroads in the upper PENN
sula will be allowed TO charge 3 cents a mile
only. The senate passed the house bill requir
ing all persons selling. or hotels using, oleo
margarine to announce the fact by conspicu
GUS posters and to sell it for what it is
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-20
LIMBS, HEAD AND HEART


FULTON, XIV, MAY CIV eCineslay morn
Ing the boiler of James Wade's planning mill
exploited with terribly fatal results The
scene at the mill is one of most horrible char
actcr LiInhs head. heart and the body Of
Of : unfortunate men were scattered over
the ward John Roscoe was blown fifty feet
against a brick house and killed: Fred George
was scalded and died in an hour; Henry Nc
Cleary the colored engineer, who caused the,
accident by pumping cold water into the
boiler, was blown to pieces his remains be
ing terribly mangled; John Coleman
was burned about the face and
shoulders and received internal in
injuries from which he will die; James A.
Lucas. bad cut on head, jaw broken. and in
iured internally; will probably die; Reuben
Selvidge (coloredl, bruised and scalded. probsl-
bly, die; Friel Forkenburg, cut i'll head.
Scaded; can not live; Jim Remington and
". F lacoIn, bruised and burned may re
cover The only person working at the mil
who escaped uninjured was MIR. Wade. the
proprietor, who had just stepped outside the
binding IA moment previous 10 the explosion